Lock construction for waterways.



G. GUTTENBRUNNER. LOOK CONSTRUCTION FOR WATERWAYS.

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THE NORRIS PETERS 60., PHOTO-LIT UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORG GUTTENBRUNNER, OF VIENNA, AUSTRIA-HUNGARY.

LOCK ooivs'rnuc'rioiv non WATERWAYS.

' To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Gnous GUTTENBRUN- van, a subject of the Austro-Hungarian.

.Emperor, and resident of Vienna, VI,

Austria-Hungary, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Look Construction for Waterways, of which the following is a specification.

This-invention relates to locks the object being to provide a lock construction for waterways which allows of a vessel entering froma water-course into the upper or the lower trough or lock at a small expense of water from the upper trough This lock construction which when the difference of level between the upper and lower troughs and closing again astern of the ship by applying themselves tightly against each other.

Thus, when the ship passes through the lock-gate the water is prevented from flowing from the upper trough into the lower one or a part of the water contained in the lock-chamber is raised, by the ship entering the chamber fromthe upper trough, above the level of the upper trough and can therefore be stored in spare-cells or chambers arranged at a suitable level and can be used again when another vessel proceeds in an upward direction. v

The drawings show diagrammatic views of the lock construction which forms the subject .inatter of this invention and in these drawings: Figures 1 and 2 show respectively the side elevation and top plan view of the lock construction for small differences in thewa ter levels. Figs. 3 and 4: show side elevation andtop plan view of a lock'c'onstruction for large differences of levels.

Fig. 5 shows a cross sectional-view of the lock construction shown by Figs. 3 and 4;. Figs. 6 and '7 show aside elevation and top plan .view of the shutters of a lock gate. Figs. 8 and 9 show aside elevation and top plan view of the packingdevices of the I Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed. August 27,1913. Serial No. 786,966.

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When the diiferences of the levels be- I adapted to be moved in a horizontal direction and by a shutter 6 applied against the shutters a and adapted to be moved vertically (Figs. 1 and 2). These shutters form together a kind of lock gate. Then in the each other of the shutters a touch each other in the middle of the canal, the shutter]; occupying its uppermost position. When a ship passes through the lock gate, the shutnormal position the vertical edges facing tersa are moved outward away from-each other by' the bow of the boat and the shutter b is pressed downward, the vertical edges of the shutters a being tightly applied against the ships sides and the upper edge of the shutter 72 against the ships bottom. In order to provide a water-tight inclosure around the ship, ships specially built with vertical sides and horizontal bottoms, or similarly constructed receptacles for the ships are made use of which latter 'receivin the vessel to be passed through the 100% like a floating dock which however can be shut at the ends. Furthermore the edges of the shutters a and b which are applied against the ship are provided with packing devices such as for instance hemp or india. rubber'pads. The shifting of the shutters a during thepassage' ofa shipcan either be brought about by the pressure exerted by the ships sides against-its edges as it wedges therebetween or the shutters can be pulled apart but during this motion their edges constantly remain in contact'with the ships sides in proportion as the latter advances.

The samere'marks apply to shutter b. The ship or the ship receiving receptacle canbe pulled or pushed through the lock gate, the shutters dated 6 surrounding the ships body like a water-tight collar or packing preventing the water from flowin v away from the the ship 0 passingthrough the lock gate is inclined, the sidesof the ship must have a correspondingheighti The shutters (land I) of the ship. level has been designated by f. Owing to onlyhasthe-advantage that it prevents any material loss of water from the upper trough, but it so allows of a rapid and continuous passage of the ship. When a lock. construction of the kind described is applied to chamber locks for larger lock falls,

the passage of the ship through the lock canbeei'l ected without any great loss of water from the upper trough, provided the lock-chamber be suitably constructed, while in the well known locks with spare chambers at the least the contents of one spare chamber is lost at every passage of a ship -,and must be replaced by water from the upper trough.

Figs. 3, 4 and 5 show a chamber lock constructedin concordance with this invention. Arranged between the upper trough O and. the-lock chamber or lock house m is a lock gate which is constructed in a similar way to the one shown by Figs. 1, 2 and (L9; a similar gate is provided between the lock chamber and the lower trough U. V hen a ship is warped or pushed from the upper trough 0 into the lock chamber m, the water,- owingto its being unable to flow from the lock chamber into the upper trough, rises in the loci; chamber above the level of the upper trough O in proportion to the size In Fig. 5 the raised water this rise of the level the water contained in the lock chamber -m can be deposited or stored higher up than was possible with the usual spare lock chambers Arranged on I both sidesof the lock chamber at are spare cells d which are not very high (0.5 to 1 meter) and can be separated from the lock chamber m by flaps K indicated by. the dotted lines in Fig. 3. These flaps K are similar to the shutters of a window blind and, operate to open and close the cells in asimilar' manner as indicatedby the arrow in Fig. 10. Inorder to obtain a perfectly tight closure the flaps K are provided with packing strips 2' (Fig. 10). The uppermost cells 03, as shown by. Fig. 5, are positioned at a higher level than the level of the upper (trough: O, the uppermost cell being positiioned 'at the'h'eight of the level f raised by the incomingship. Now, if after a ship has entered-"the lock chamber m the flaps K of the-uppermo-stcell (Z are opened and then in succession the flaps of the following cells, a

part of the water is deposited in the upperthe upper trough O.

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most cells at a higher level than the level in The spare cells d are adapted to receive the totality of water which is allowed to flow out of the lock chamber 77?, until the ship has gone down to the level. of the lower trough U. The'ship can then leave the lock through the lower gate and enter the lower trough. After the ship has entered the lower trough the level of the water sinks in the lock chamber under the level of the lower trough. Then, the lock gate being closed, the lower spare cells 7t and j are emptied into the lock chamber, then the lock gate is opened and the cells Z are emptied. T he lock-gate of the lo wer trough can then be left open when a-ship has to be taken from the lower trough into the upper one. The ship then enters the lock chamber from the lower trough, the lower lock-gate is shut behind the ship and then the flaps K of the cells-(Z are openedin succession starting from below so that'the ship The water stored abovethe level of theupper trough U in the uppermost cells (Z and then flowing back into the lock chamber at raises the ship again to the level of the upper trough. If, however, another ship has to be taken from the upper trough into the lower one, the lower loci; gate being shut all the spare cells are opened in succession and their contents emptied into the lock chamber.

In order to allow ofthe flaps Kbeing lock chamber, the said drum being provided with cams s which are shifted angularly with reference to each other. Each cam cooperates with a lever 1" which is connected with a rod 25 carrying teeth 10 at its lower.

. end... The flaps K of the cells (Z are arranged on shafts L (Figs. 10, 11, 12') each of which carries a toothed wheel 4; (Figs. 12 and 13) which is rotated by means of the toothed rack to by a cam s on the drum Z. Thecams s are shifted angularly with reference to each other on the drum Z in such a manner that according to the direction of rotation of the drum It the flaps K are opened in shecession startingfrom the top or fromthe bottom. The rods 25 are acted upon I by springs K (Fig. 13) which after one of the cams s has passed the corresponding lever r pulls the rod t and the lever 1" back into the starting position thus closingv the corre sponding flap K.

Having now fully described my said invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isz

1. In a lock construction the combinationwith the uppertrough and the lower trough of shutters adapted to be applied tightly against each other and to form a lock gate,

the edges of said shutters being adapted to be applied tightly against the sides and bottom of a vessel passing through the lock, and

:means for causing the said shutters to close vchamber from the upper and lower troughs and formed by shutters the edges of which are adapted to be applied against the sides and bottom of a vessel passing through the gate, means for causing the said'shutters to close astern of the passing vessel, so that a part of the water entering the lock chamber from the upper trough is raised above the level of the upper trough, and spare cells arranged at a correspondingly high level and adapted to receive the said part of water raised, substantially as described.

8. In a lock construction" the combination with the lock-chamber oflock gates formed by shutters adapted to be applied against the sides and bottom of a passing' vessel, spare cells (cl) of the well known type arranged on both sides of'the lock chamber immediately. above each other, flaps (K) adapted to establish and suppress a communication be.- tWeen the said lock-chamber and the said cells, the uppermost cells being positioned so much higher than the level of the upper trough as, owing to the displacement of water by the vessel passing through the lockgate, the level of water is raised in the said lock-chamber, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. In a lock construction the combination with the upper and lower troughs of a lock gate formed by shutters adapted to be applied against the bottom and sides of a pass ing vessel and to close astern of the latter, guides for the-said shutters, flexible tubes filled with a greasy substance and mounted in said guides and adapted to be applied tightly against the said shutters, and metal sleeves provided with slots and adapted to receive the said flexible tubes, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

5. In a lockconstruction the combination with the upper and lower troughs and the lock chamber. of lock gates separating said lock chambers from the said upper and lower trough and formed by shutters adapted to be applied against the bottom and sides of a passing vessel and to close astern of the latter, guides for the said shutters, flexible tubes filled with a greasy material and mounted in the said guides and adapted to .be applied tightly against the said shutters and means provided with slots and adapted to receive the said flexible tubes, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two Witnesses.

GEORG GUTTENBRUNNER.

W'itnesses: I

ROGER Arms BURR,

AUGUST Runes.

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